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mantling

/ˈmæn.tl̩.ɪŋ/

Translations

mantlingnoun

mantlings

lambrequinHéraldique.

The coat of arms featured a vibrant red mantling that added a regal touch to the design.

Les armoiries arboraient un lambrequin rouge vif qui ajoutait une touche royale au blason.

enveloppementAu sens figuré ou général.

The mantling of fog over the city created an eerie and mysterious atmosphere.

L'enveloppement de brouillard sur la ville créait une atmosphère étrange et mystérieuse.

Additional translations

mantèlementOrnithologie.

Synonyms

mantlinggerund / present participle

/ˈmæn.tlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that covers or envelops.

enveloppant

The mantling clouds rolled over the valley at dusk.

Les nuages enveloppants roulaient sur la vallée au crépuscule.

Synonyms

spreading over

mantleverb

mantling

Gerund

mantled

Past Simple

mantled

Past Participle

mantling

Gerund

/ˈmæn.tl̩/

empourprerLittéraire.

A rosy glow mantled her cheeks when he complimented her.

Une lueur rosée empourpra ses joues lorsqu’il la complimenta.

envelopperCouvrir complètement.

The fog mantled the valley, hiding it from view.

Le brouillard enveloppait la vallée, la cachant aux regards.

couvrirOrnithologie.

The falcon mantled over its catch, shielding it from other birds.

Le faucon couvrit sa proie de ses ailes pour la cacher aux autres oiseaux.

recouvrirÉtendre une couche sur une surface.

The snow mantled the rooftops overnight.

La neige a recouvert les toits pendant la nuit.

Additional translations

voilerRegistre littéraire.

Synonyms

Definitions

mantlingnoun

A decorative drapery or covering, often used in heraldry to represent the cloth that hangs from a knight's helmet.

The coat of arms featured a vibrant red mantling that added a regal touch to the design.

The act of covering or enveloping something, often used metaphorically.

The mantling of fog over the city created an eerie and mysterious atmosphere.

A protective action performed by a bird of prey in which it spreads its wings and tail over captured prey.

The hawk's swift mantling prevented other birds from stealing its catch.

mantlinggerund / present participle

Covering, enveloping, or draping like a mantle.

The mantling clouds rolled over the valley at dusk.

mantleverb

To cover or envelop something, often in a way that conceals or protects.

The fog mantled the valley, hiding it from view.

To spread or cover a surface with a layer.

The snow mantled the rooftops overnight.

To become suffused with color; for a blush to spread over (someone's face).

A rosy glow mantled her cheeks when he complimented her.

Of a bird of prey, to spread the wings and tail over captured prey or a perch, often to conceal it.

The falcon mantled over its catch, shielding it from other birds.